The Student Associate Scheme - Person Specification and Eligibility Criteria

Person Specification

Students who are accepted onto the scheme will, in addition to meeting the eligibility criteria;

  • hold positive values appropriate to teaching and working in schools.
  • have good oral communication and active listening skills.
  • interact well with other people and be able to work in a group.
  • show flexibility and a strong sense of teamwork.
  • show maturity and a strong sense of responsibility.
  • have a non-judgemental and approachable manner and be sensitive to the needs of others.
  • be enthusiastic about participating in school-based work.
  • be able to ask perceptive and thoughtful questions.
  • have had experience of communicating with people of varying ages and backgrounds.
  • show awareness of how they might manage the scheme alongside their degree commitments.


Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the scheme you must meet the following criteria.

  • Your participation must be additional to any provision currently available as part of your programme of study and not be funded from any other source.
  • You must not have Qualified Teacher Status or be following a programme leading to QTS.
  • You must be registered, full or part-time, on programmes leading to a BA/BSc, post-graduate award, HND or foundation degree.
  • To join Level 2 you must have subject knowledge relevant to the National Curriculum and have achieved, or have the potential to achieve, Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.
  • HND and foundation degree students may only join the scheme if there is a clear route by which they could progress to ITT.

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If you are interested in finding out more about the Student Associate Scheme, please contact us.
Oakthorpe Primary School

Tile Kiln Lane,
Palmers Green,
London,
N13 6BY
Henry Maynard Infant School

Maynard Road,
Walthamstow,
London
E17 9JE


Tel: 020 8807 6906
Fax: 020 8807 6906

e-mail: training@oakthorpe.enfield.sch.uk


Tel: 020 8520 3042
Fax: 020 8520 2241

e-mail: training@henrymaynard-inf.waltham.sch.uk